Michael and Danny D'Agostino
Michael and Danny grew up in a lower class neighborhood in Chicago's Bridgeport community. As kids, it didn't seem to matter to us. We didn't realize we had so little, because we were blessed to be raised by a truly dedicated, hard working woman, our mother, who helped us find happiness and fulfillment as children. She not only encou.... more
Michael and Danny grew up in a lower class neighborhood in Chicago's Bridgeport community. As kids, it didn't seem to matter to us. We didn't realize we had so little, because we were blessed to be raised by a truly dedicated, hard working woman, our mother, who helped us find happiness and fulfillment as children. She not only encouraged us to explore our creativity, but financed our college education by working as a clerk in a drug store. Our mother's maiden name is Angeline Vitale. By age 9, our first expression of creativity began with the design and construction of wood go-carts and box scooters, "Hotrods" as we referred to them, made from scrap wood and old crates. One of our first memorable experiences was a game of chicken against a neighborhood kid's hotrod in the alley behind our house. Unfortunately, the other kid's hotrod was destroyed. He went home crying - not a proud day for us, but exciting. Our most creative hotrod was a modified 30 gallon cardboard drum that we used to race down and challenge "Dead-Man's Gulch," a super steep hill heading downward from the railroad tracks behind our house. We hate to admit it, but the most fun we ever had with this special rod, hill and sport, was pushing our unknowing little sister down the hill and watching her crash - you just never knew what would happen when anyone challenged "Dead-Man's Gulch." Poor little sis. In high school, Michael D'Agostino didn't accomplish much other than chasing girls. But Danny distinguished himself by playing first trumpet in the school band. After college (Both Danny and Michael have degrees in Chemistry.), Danny took up comedy writing while Michael was busy earning patents as a research chemist. Danny's specialized in the field of toxicology chemistry, and maintained his interest in writing. By 2005, the brothers hooked up, writing at least 35 major comedy projects: plays, screenplays, a novel, an audio book, in addition to producing and directing comedy plays. Our first play was "The Dollar Store Lady," directed by Danny, and we also produced video comedy, "SketchzillaTV," and "Downtown Friday Night," with Danny directing. Danny also wrote and composed all the background music for his acclaimed audio book, "Creatures." Today, Michael and Danny have authored five ebooks and seven paperbacks, all comedy. Their latest comedy is BACK TO SOVIETSKY.